Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ...H. Colburn, 1833 |
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... the historian , and the statesman , will find materials for the exercise of profound observation , upon the minute causes , and apparently fortuitous events , which combine in the germination of small but vi PREFACE .
... the historian , and the statesman , will find materials for the exercise of profound observation , upon the minute causes , and apparently fortuitous events , which combine in the germination of small but vi PREFACE .
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... Observations on Elec- tricity , made at Philadelphia , with Letters and Papers on Philosophical Subjects . " That the partiality of friendship had not over - rated the value of these papers , was quickly made evident by the reception ...
... Observations on Elec- tricity , made at Philadelphia , with Letters and Papers on Philosophical Subjects . " That the partiality of friendship had not over - rated the value of these papers , was quickly made evident by the reception ...
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... observation , however , that notwith- standing the high eminence which Dr. Frank- lin attained as an experimentalist , he in reality may be said to have only made philosophy the amusement of his leisure hours , in which it afforded him ...
... observation , however , that notwith- standing the high eminence which Dr. Frank- lin attained as an experimentalist , he in reality may be said to have only made philosophy the amusement of his leisure hours , in which it afforded him ...
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... Observations on Mayz , or Indian Corn 162 Sketch of an English School 165 Observations relative to the Intentions of the Original Founders of the Academy in Philadelphia 174 Hints for consideration respecting the Orphan School House in ...
... Observations on Mayz , or Indian Corn 162 Sketch of an English School 165 Observations relative to the Intentions of the Original Founders of the Academy in Philadelphia 174 Hints for consideration respecting the Orphan School House in ...
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... observed with concern , that your Mercury is not always equally entertaining . The delay of ships expected in , and want of fresh ad- vices from Europe , make it frequently very dull ; and I find the freezing of our river has the same ...
... observed with concern , that your Mercury is not always equally entertaining . The delay of ships expected in , and want of fresh ad- vices from Europe , make it frequently very dull ; and I find the freezing of our river has the same ...
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